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  Trolley Car Days
The coin box mounted on a metal pipe had to be taken to the opposite end, as well as the motor and steering equipment which operated the doors as well as started and stopped the trolley car.
Trolley cars were in service from 6 A.M. until midnight daily.
Along the familiar trolley route, we learned the names of all intersecting streets, outstanding landmarks, and the identity of many of the riders and their place of residence.
www.boyertown-trolley.com /trolley_car_days.htm   (802 words)

  
 Car #2001 - Santa Clara Transportation Authority   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Car 2001 was built in 1928 by Officine Mechaniche Lodigiane in Lodi, Italy and was part of a group of trolley cars numbered 1993-2002.
It is the only car in the fleet of historic trolleys equipped with a pantograph (the apparatus located on the trolleyís roof that carries the electric current from the overhead wires).
Car 2001 is operated by two different levers, one to control the electrical flow that moves the car, and one to apply air brakes that slow or stop it.
www.vta.org /services/trolleys/trolley_2001.html   (550 words)

  
 :: C H A R L O T T E T R O L L E Y ::
Car #85, one of eight similar double-truck, arch-roof cars, was built in the Dilworth Trolley Barn in 1927, and continued in service until March, 1938.
Interestingly, Streetcar #85 was the centerpiece of a "Good-bye To Trolleys" celebration at the square on March 14, 1938, and was, therefore, the last streetcar to operate in Charlotte.
Asheville Trolley Car #117 was manufactured in 1927 by the J.G. Brill Company of Philadelphia and is commonly known as a "Birney Safety Car." In the fall of that year, the Carolina Power and Light Company purchased ten of these cars to operate on the streets of Asheville, North Carolina.
www.charlottetrolley.org /vintage.html   (1463 words)

  
 TROLLEY: The Cars That Built Our Cities - Narration Script   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Cars continue to round curves at the same speed as the cable, a breathtaking nine miles per hour.
Since trolley lines were built primarily to handle the rush hour crowds of workers going to and from their jobs, streetcar owners began to dream up ways to get people to ride the cars that would otherwise be idle on evenings and weekends.
Most cities required the trolley operators to perform some or all of the street maintenance along their routes as a condition of using the public thoroughfares.
www.transitgloriamundi.com /trolley_videos/trolley/narration.html   (4881 words)

  
 Car #1 - Santa Clara Transportation Authority
Car 1 was built by the Sacramento Electric, Gas and Railway Company and ran in Sacramento from 1903-1906, and in Santa Cruz from 1906-1923.
The trolley was donated to the San Jose Trolley Corporation and was the fifth of six trolleys to be restored by them.
Car 1 is driven by four 27 horsepower motors, one on each axle, and powered by overhead electrical lines.
www.vta.org /services/trolleys/trolley_1.html   (352 words)

  
 July Artical
All five cars were pooled with the 500-549 series cars until 1934 when 467 was sold and 468, 469 and 470 was scrapped.
The car was repainted in the first SEPTA trolley scheme of orange, blue and white in the 1970s but little maintenance work was done and the deterioration continued.
The car was immortalized in one of the CORGI miniatures released in the late 1990s.
www.trolleyville.com /tv/times/july2003/jul03.htm   (829 words)

  
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Car 501 shorn of its trolley poles to clear the door of Berth 155A was readied for its initial contact with sunshine during the early morning.
Car 1058 coupled to the brand new coupler on 501; Motorman Bob Cook (shown below) connected the air hoses and the two-car train went north to the car barn turnout under the control of Dave Garcia.
The cars represent this fine Railroad in both of its liveries, the dark red (501) that the cars wore until about 1942 and the brighter red (1058) that adorned the cars from 1942 on.
www.trolleyville.com /tv/times/may2003/may03.htm   (1380 words)

  
 Trolley Car #8 Leaves Hampton for Last Time -- 1966   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The original trolley cars were purchased from the Briggs Carriage Company of Amesbury, MA, and consisted of five 10-bench single-truck open cars and five 20-foot single truck closed cars, for winter use.
During the last few years of the operation of the trolley line, very few cars were in operating condition and most were jacked up on barrels in the Hampton carbarn, on Exeter Road, with the wheels and other equipment removed.
One such car, 'Number 8', was placed in service again; not as a means of transportation, but rather, as a kitchen of the Hampton Diner, which was located next to the Bib and Crib store on Lafayette Road.
www.hampton.lib.nh.us /hampton/history/holman/diner8.htm   (936 words)

  
 Chicago ''L''.org: Appleton Trolley Museum Seeks Funds for Car Restoration
In December 1998, the Appleton Trolley Museum added a new piece to their electric traction collection, it was 1960-vintage St. Louis Car Company-built 1-50 series car 28.
Like many of its 1-50 series brethren, car 28 was equipped with trolley poles and served in both single- and multiple-car operation on the Evanston Line.
The car lost its poles during a work train detail on the red line in 1994 when it went under a low clearance bridge resulting in a total loss of its roof boards and trolley apparatus.
www.chicago-l.org /museums/car28.html   (345 words)

  
 Myersville Trolley Festival History
Appreciating what this marvelous new electric trolley system meant to Middletown, several farmers near Myersville, a mere six miles to the north, organized an effort to extend the rail line to their town.
Car number 150 was built in 1918 by the Southern Railway company in South Carolina.
Car 150 climbed and descended 3,000 feet on each of its journeys between Frederick and Hagerstown, traveling each time through Middletown and over Braddock Mountain, some eight miles east of Myersville.
www.myersvillelionsclub.org /trolley/history.htm   (379 words)

  
 Free Congress Foundation Online ---
The trolley pole had to switched from wire to wire by hand as the Melbourne car was not equipped with a pantagraph.
Gomeco built "Vintage" trolley #514 was towed to the streetcar on January 7, 2001 and test operated on January 28, 2001 on the line from the barn (16th & Northrup) to 23rd and back.
Car #1 is expected to arrive in Portland at the end of April and the other 4 in about another month.
www.trolleycar.org /observations/geissenheimer/geissenheimer010209.htm   (1317 words)

  
 Q-Car Company - Trolley Poles
Assuming your car roof is wood this is the procedure: After you locate and cement the pole base on the roof walk, drill a 1.7 mm (about 1/16") hole in the roof.
Turn the car over and run the pole down onto the screw to a position that leaves at least one thread under the pole.
Some AC is applied to the base of the pole hook when it contacts the roof walk and a drop is put on this wire, either inside or outside where it enters the roof.
www.qcarcompany.com /information/DidYouKnow/Trolley_Pole_Mounting.html   (701 words)

  
 Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum - History
The car body was donated to the museum in 1992 by Marshall Johnson, whose father purchased it in 1928 after the trolley company ceased operations.
The car was found to be in relatively good shape, considering its long inactivity, its age, and conditions of storage.
All incoming freight had to be unloaded from railroad cars at the joint Boston and Maine- New Haven railroad station in the town of Buckland on the south side of the river and carted by horse and wagon over an iron highway bridge to Shelburne Falls.
www.sftm.org /history.html   (1995 words)

  
 Trolley problem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The trolley problem is a thought experiment in ethics, first introduced by Philippa Foot, but also extensively analysed by Judith Jarvis Thomson and, more recently, by Peter Unger.
On the other hand, Thomson argues that an essential difference between the original trolley problem and this version with the fat man, is that in the first case, you merely deflect the harm, whereas in the second case, you have to do something to the fat man to save the five.
The only difference between this case and the original trolley problem is that an extra piece of track has been added, which seems a trivial difference (especially since the trolley won't travel down it anyway).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trolley_problem   (1801 words)

  
 Trolley Car -- game by Rick Heli
Trolley Car is a game for 2-6 players in which two trolley lines compete to be the first to cross contested intersections.
The players speed them along by trying to be the first to get rid of their trolley cars (cards).
This means that the other line does not place a trolley card at the intersection and in addition, the rank, though not the color, of the car which was placed in the intersection becomes the rank for the line which reaches the intersection second.
spotlightongames.com /rules/trolley.html   (1308 words)

  
 THE ELECTRIC TROLLEY ERA BEGINS
The shoe or wheel at the very end of the trolley pole, the part that actually touches, and runs along the underside of the overhead wire, is called the trolley.
So, the trolley is attached to the trolley pole, which is attached to the trolley car, and that’s how the trolley car got it’s name.
The convertible cars had to be brought to the carbarn to have their side panels taken off or put back on.
www.trolleystop.com /trolleycar.htm   (1262 words)

  
 New Lift on Trolley Gives Visitors Opportunity to See Parks and Gardens
The trolley excursion was first identified with an architectural barrier in the District's transition plan back in 1992.
The modification has made Trolley Car 36 one of the most popular excursions for people with disabilities and their family members and friends.
By having the lift on the trolley, our patrons who use a wheelchair or those with mobility impairments are not restricted from the experience.
www.ncaonline.org /making-the-grade/trolley.shtml   (778 words)

  
 Port of LA Waterfront Red Car Line
A third car, restored in the 1960’s from an actual 1907-vintage Pacific Electric car, is available for special operations including charters.
The line was rebuilt to accommodate trolley operations with traditional 600-volt DC overhead trolley wire.
The fare is collected on board the cars, and your ticket is good all day for unlimited rides on the Red Car and the rubber-tired San Pedro Electric Trolleys.
www.railwaypreservation.com /page8.html   (341 words)

  
 Trolley Car Rental, Cable Car Rental San Francisco, Cable Car Charter, San Francisco Karaoke Rental, San Francisco ...
The perfect cable car charter for a night on the town is the "Retro" cable car charter.
This car is perfect for weddings, birthdays, class field trips, corporate outings, dinner transfers, night tours, progressive dinners and dine-arounds, bar and bat mitzvahs, filming, cruise transfers, tours, and so much more.
Most of these "Trolley" cars have AM/FM CD Stereo system with deluxe speakers for your pleasure, PA system for tours and announcements, blankets for cold nights, and many have roll-down heavy plastic “windows” for those nights when the weather is wet or windy.
www.eventswest.us /transportation/transport_trolley.htm   (871 words)

  
 NCTM Washington Street Car Collection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
D.C. Transit System continued use of the car on all ceremonial last runs as the trolley system was abandoned, ending with a final farewell trip on January 28, 1962.
Age and the arrival of the Presidents' Conference Committee cars in 1937 brought the demise of the center door cars in Washington.
The museum acquired the car from BERA in 2001.
www.dctrolley.org /dccoll.htm   (1019 words)

  
 The Trolley Museum Collection, Car 358   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
358 was originally an electric trolley car built in 1925 by St.
By this time several trolley museums were already established, so many of the remaining Johnstown cars went to museums.
The Trolley Museum of New York acquired the car for the purpose of resting the venerable #120 gas car.
www.tmny.org /tmny0358.html   (257 words)

  
 End of the Line for Trolley Car .... It's a home!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
When the stones and mortar were finally in place, the entire trolley car body was obscured from view, completely encased in stones, with the exception of the doors and windows.
The trolley bell had been removed previously and served as a call-bell at nearby WAYSIDE FARM for many years for the convenience of the customers purchasing vegetables there.
Other E.H.&A. car bodies became the kitchen of the Hampton Diner in Hampton Center (razed in 1967) and a children's playhouse on Exeter Road, now both gone.
www.hampton.lib.nh.us /hampton/history/holman/stonehse.htm   (664 words)

  
 Angeleno Heights Trolley Line: Intro
In the latter part of 2002 Angeleno Heights was given the opportunity to obtain trolley car #1030 from the fleet that actually ran on these streets from 1920 to 1946.
Angeleno Heights Trolley Line, Inc., a nonprofit charitable public benefit corporation, has been formed by local volunteer residents in order to restore this antique trolley car and establish a working electric streetcar service in Angeleno Heights and the surrounding area.
The Angeleno Heights Trolley Line project is not only proposing servce to this neighborhood but it will also provide a convenient connection to other nearby historical, pedestrian oriented areas such as the Echo Park Business District and Lake, Chinatown, El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park and, of course, Union Station.
www.ahtrolley.org /intro.html   (696 words)

  
 NJTHC - Collection Stephenson/Lisbon Trolley Car
Car # 346 as seen in Elizabethport, NJ on arrival from Lisbon Portugal in 1997.
A trolley car built in Elizabeth, NJ for export by the John
Early in 1997 the car was trucked from Lisbon to Leixoes by
www.njthc.org /collection/lisboncar.html   (568 words)

  
 Seashore Trolley Museum - About the Museum
The Seashore Trolley Museum was founded in 1939 with one open trolley car, No. 31 from the Biddeford and Saco Railroad Company.
Car #31 was moved to Kennebunkport and on Saturdays and Sundays the group built track and worked on their only car.
The Seashore Trolley Museum, a primarily volunteer not-for-profit organization, is the operating entity of the New England Electric Railway Historical Society.
www.trolleymuseum.org /about.html   (677 words)

  
 The Penn State Trolley Cars
Add to that list now the electric trolley car, or to be more precise, the electrically converted cable car.
By 1913-14, the basic course in the field was supplemented by one in electric railways engineering and a laboratory course in which the car and assembly were used as teaching tools.
It is quite possible, according to Bezilla, that the second car survived the disastrous fire of November 25,1918, because the shed in which it was stored was at a safe distance from the destroyed Main Engineering Building.
www.ee.psu.edu /history/trolleyCars.html   (823 words)

  
 Tram - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A tram, tramcar, trolley, or streetcar, is a railborne vehicle, lighter than a train, designed for the transport of passengers (and/or, very occasionally, freight) within, close to, or between villages, towns and/or cities.
Cable cars were especially useful in hilly cities, partially explaining their survival in San Francisco, though the most extensive cable system in the U.S. was in Chicago, a much flatter city.
These cars were operating on the system's Desire route in the 1947 play and later movie of the same name.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trolley_car   (7374 words)

  
 Trolley Car relocation
The PCC cars have arrived at their new destination at the Brooklyn Navy Yards in Brooklyn, New York.
Car #19 from Trolleyville, U.S.A. just unloaded on the Detroit Superior via duct bridge in Cleveland, Ohio for a demonstration project to promote use of trolleys for tourism in 2003.
The car was moved safely and on time.
www.rpmrigging.com /trolley.html   (237 words)

  
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The weekend of Oct 12-13 2002 was the debut of car 846 at East Troy for their Fall Fun Days, the car operated flawlessly under overhead wire for the first time since 1958.
Car 978 will be staying in Appleton for the time being.
The Birney car has found a home back in LaCrosse WI with a sucessful move.
www.geocities.com /appletontrolleymuseum/index.html   (172 words)

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